text_original: When he negotiated the French alliance he had some difficulty in overcoming Mary's repugnance to an old husband; but she viewed the proposal in a business like way, and was not indifferent to the position of Queen of France. She looked forward to a speedy widowhood, and extracted from Henry a promise that, if she undertook to marry for the first time to please him, she might choose her second husband to please herself.
text_transcription: WHEN HE NEGOTIATED THE FRENCH ALLIANCE HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN OVERCOMING MARY'S REPUGNANCE TO AN OLD HUSBAND BUT SHE VIEWED THE PROPOSAL IN A BUSINESS LIKE WAY AND WAS NOT INDIFFERENT TO THE POSITION OF QUEEN OF FRANCE SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO A SPEEDY WIDOWHOOD AND EXTRACTED FROM HENRY A PROMISE THAT IF SHE UNDERTOOK TO MARRY FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PLEASE HIM SHE MIGHT CHOOSE HER SECOND HUSBAND TO PLEASE HERSELF
phonemes: wˌɛn hiː nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐlˈaɪəns hiː hˌæd sʌm dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn ˌoʊvɚkˈʌmɪŋ mˈɛɹiz ɹᵻpˈʌɡnəns tʊ ɐn ˈoʊld hˈʌsbənd; bˌʌt ʃiː vjˈuːd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl ɪn ɐ bˈɪznəs lˈaɪk wˈeɪ, ænd wʌz nˌɑːt ɪndˈɪfɹənt tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv kwˈiːn ʌv fɹˈæns. ʃiː lˈʊkt fˈɔːɹwɚd tʊ ɐ spˈiːdi wˈɪdoʊhˌʊd, ænd ɛkstɹˈæktᵻd fɹʌm hˈɛnɹi ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪs ðˈæt, ɪf ʃiː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk tə mˈæɹi fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm tə plˈiːz hˌɪm, ʃiː mˌaɪt tʃˈuːz hɜː sˈɛkənd hˈʌsbənd tə plˈiːz hɜːsˈɛlf.